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the united states and the world stands with them. now, let me close by saying that this continues to be a very difficult mission. our forces continue to serve and make tremendous sacrifices every day. the afghan people make significant sacrifices every day. afghan forces still need to grow stronger. we remain vigilant against insider attacks. lasting peace and security will require governance and development that delivers for the afghan people and an end to safe havens for al qaeda and its ilk. all this will continue to be our work. make no mistake, our path is clear, and we are moving forward. every day more afghans are stepping up and taking responsibility for their own security, and as they do, our troops will come home. next year this long war will come to a responsible end. president karzai, i thank you and your delegation for the progress we've made together and for your commitment to the goals that we share. a strong and sovereign afghanistan where afghans find security, peace, prosperity, and dignity, and in pursuit of that f
the united states and the world stands with them. now, let me close by saying that this continues to be a very difficult mission. our forces continue to serve and make tremendous sacrifices every day. the afghan people make significant sacrifices every day. afghan forces still need to grow stronger. we remain vigilant against insider attacks. lasting peace and security will require governance and development that delivers for the afghan people and an end to safe havens for al qaeda and its ilk....
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it's issue for the united states. numbers are not going to make a difference to the situation in afghanistan. it's the broader relationship that will make a difference to afghanistan and beyond in the region. the specifics of numbers are issues the military will decide and afghanistan will have no particular concern when we are talking of numbers and how they're deployed. afghan press? english speaking press? >> i am correspondent for araianna division, kabul, afghanistan. i prefer to ask my question to my own language. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: what kind of policy will you have? >> the mission will be fundamentally different. just to repeat, our main reason should we have troops in afghanistan post 2014 at the invitation of the afghan government will be to make sure that we are training, assisting and advising afghan security forces who have now taken the lead for and are responsible for security throughout afghanistan. and an interest that the united states has, the very reason that we went to afg
it's issue for the united states. numbers are not going to make a difference to the situation in afghanistan. it's the broader relationship that will make a difference to afghanistan and beyond in the region. the specifics of numbers are issues the military will decide and afghanistan will have no particular concern when we are talking of numbers and how they're deployed. afghan press? english speaking press? >> i am correspondent for araianna division, kabul, afghanistan. i prefer to ask...
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what he does is implement the president of the united states policy. his orders. get us out of iraq. yeah. >> they are acting like it would be the defense secretary that would decide whether or not we would go to war or not. it comes down to the same thing. they can't accept that he beat his republican opponent twice in a row. they want to make the choices for him. >> there is nothing funnier than pretending that there is nothing more than one degree of difference on israel between the two parties ever. >> right. there is no difference for the record, the officials have said that security cooperation has never been closer between the united states and israel than under barack obama the policy is the same. recall though that everybody on the hill is raising money all the time. if they think they can raise money by beating up on the president then they will do so. rush are limbaugh has a half interesting point to make about the haegle point now. >> obama is going to be the first democrat to actually cut the defense budget. i shouldn't say cut dismantle the military.
what he does is implement the president of the united states policy. his orders. get us out of iraq. yeah. >> they are acting like it would be the defense secretary that would decide whether or not we would go to war or not. it comes down to the same thing. they can't accept that he beat his republican opponent twice in a row. they want to make the choices for him. >> there is nothing funnier than pretending that there is nothing more than one degree of difference on israel between...
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let's start with one called the united states. when we look at the bush doctrine, it adhered to the neoconservative objective. unilaterally pursue u.s. military interest. and when you see that chuck hagel turned around in good conscious and said no, that he would not. and he made this statement in his book. he says i made myself a promise that if i ever get out of that place and was ever in a position to do something about war, i would do whatever i could to stop it. i have never forgotsen that promise. this is chuck hagel in his book talking about his experiences in vietnam and led him to come out in opposition as a republican to the iraqi war. don't you think a lot of this opposition to hagel by some of the far right is that they're still angry at him that he came out against the after the war had started? i think there is an awesome truth to that. but what's interesting, in many ways, hagel's position, back in funding the war and having furt questions about him, criticizing it. really mirrors how the american people have also e
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but it is the united states carrying them out. the fact that we know these things are happening and that our government nevertheless considers them to be deniable is frankly one of the more orwellian things about being an american citizen in the 21st center pi. the closest thing we have to a face for the drone policy or the drone non-policy is this man. he is the face of this policy that we have of killing people outside of war zones using this particular tool. and he is the face of the policy both because he is the man who is reported to bring specific names and specific details of specific targets to the president for the president's personal approval. so to the extent that there is a kill list, this guy is reportedly the keeper of the list. but the other reason that he is the face of the policy is that he is the member of the administration who came forward to give a speech about it. this past spring it was john brennan who gave the first ever u.s. policy address, admitting to some of our drone strikes. and defending them as bo
but it is the united states carrying them out. the fact that we know these things are happening and that our government nevertheless considers them to be deniable is frankly one of the more orwellian things about being an american citizen in the 21st center pi. the closest thing we have to a face for the drone policy or the drone non-policy is this man. he is the face of this policy that we have of killing people outside of war zones using this particular tool. and he is the face of the policy...
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do no labels need to unite with mayor bloomberg who needs to unite with gabby giffords. are there too many voices saying the same thing? >> i'm not sure. i think you have powerful voices on the left who are making this case, and they all -- like mayor bloomberg, they are doing a great job at making the case. i don't know that there is one group that they could all come under, and the fact that there are different groups, i think, builds an opportunity for people to come to the table and build a consensus and get something done that is born of the diversity of ideas that come through that process. >> before we go to break, joy, when i think about the sort of road ahead here, once you give order to this fanaticism, i don't know how you come out of that and then try to make a deal on immigration or tax reform. i mean, i think in many ways where we go on this will tell us a lot about the road ahead. >> absolutely. i have an absolute cynic, and i don't believe in the idea of gop 2.0. i actually think that not a lot is going to change in terms of the idealogical framework of t
do no labels need to unite with mayor bloomberg who needs to unite with gabby giffords. are there too many voices saying the same thing? >> i'm not sure. i think you have powerful voices on the left who are making this case, and they all -- like mayor bloomberg, they are doing a great job at making the case. i don't know that there is one group that they could all come under, and the fact that there are different groups, i think, builds an opportunity for people to come to the table and...
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and what role will the united states play after we end our combat mission? how many troops will we keep behind in afghanistan to keep that country secure if we can? jim moran is a democrat congressman from virginia and westmore is a retired army captain and author of "the other wes moore. i guess the question comes down to numbers. 66,000 troops in country right now. what should be it be five years from now. >> i think we're going to initially withdraw to 6,000 troops in 2014. i think a lot of work will be done by contractors, not u.s. troops, but we can't afford to continue spending the kind of money we're spending. you know, we have spent $557 billion up to today, half a trillion dollars, and what have we gotten for it? burma, somalia, and afghanistan are the three most corrupt nations in the world, and now almost 90% of that corruption is coming from american taxpayers' money. you'd be shocked at the amount of american taxpayers' money that's being spent over in dubai because it came in to afghanistan. this is a nation that's -- a government that's corrup
and what role will the united states play after we end our combat mission? how many troops will we keep behind in afghanistan to keep that country secure if we can? jim moran is a democrat congressman from virginia and westmore is a retired army captain and author of "the other wes moore. i guess the question comes down to numbers. 66,000 troops in country right now. what should be it be five years from now. >> i think we're going to initially withdraw to 6,000 troops in 2014. i...
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the united states senate has shown no courage. the president of the united states has shown no courage on entitlements. republicans finally raise taxes, which all democrats have said republicans have had to do for the past ten years and suddenly sunshine would break out all over the country, and daffodils would grow in everybody's front yard, and our fiscal crisis would be taken care of. what are democrats now talking about? we talked about raising taxes. now we're going to talk about spending cuts? no. they're talking about raising taxes again. you know what? let's not talk about spending. let's raise more taxes. mike barnicle, just as a political matter, okay? let's leave paul krugman to the side, just as a political matter, my republican party could skewer the democrats if this was the focus of their message. they raise your taxes once, they want to raise your taxes again. washington can't spend money, but they don't do that. they're sidetracked by extremists. >> joe, erskine bowles is not a republican, but he was here yesterda
the united states senate has shown no courage. the president of the united states has shown no courage on entitlements. republicans finally raise taxes, which all democrats have said republicans have had to do for the past ten years and suddenly sunshine would break out all over the country, and daffodils would grow in everybody's front yard, and our fiscal crisis would be taken care of. what are democrats now talking about? we talked about raising taxes. now we're going to talk about spending...
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they sneak into the united states, many of them, for the purposes of having the baby. they get the little birth certificate with their little feet prints on there, and then they stay here or go back to their home country and wait until that child comes of age, and then that child, they use that child to apply to bring in the family, the nuclear family, then the extended family. and it's out of control. >> you might expect something like that from the man who questioned whether barack obama's mom might have sent his birth announcement by telegram from kenya. king is at it again with anchor babies. introduced a new bill with the statement the current practice of extending u.s. citizenship to hundreds of thousands of anchor babies must end because it creates a magnet for illegal immigration into our country. there's something about the way that guy talks that i don't like. he talks about having illegal mothers like having the baby was the illegal act and the little feet prints. you get the sense he might be prejudiced against latinos. >> i know steve well, and i don't get
they sneak into the united states, many of them, for the purposes of having the baby. they get the little birth certificate with their little feet prints on there, and then they stay here or go back to their home country and wait until that child comes of age, and then that child, they use that child to apply to bring in the family, the nuclear family, then the extended family. and it's out of control. >> you might expect something like that from the man who questioned whether barack...
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i think the president will make very clear that the united states isn't going to stay there forever and we're not going to solve afghanistan's problems for them. they've got to do it themselves. >> there's a new article and it asks this question, the obama administration says it is considering leaving no troops in afghanistan after december 2014. but is it really? or is it just decreasing expectations and using the threat as a pressure tactic ahead of president obama's meeting with afghan president hamid karzai? do you think that's what's going on? >> i think there's some gamesmanship in that regard but most people in the administration frankly most people, think it's wise to keep some troops there. the issue will come down to mission. do you want to just keep troops who will do a counter terrorism mission, is that going to be okay with the afghans? or will they want that to be but tresed by some sort of training or budget support? at this point, the afghan military is going to cost more money than the country has to spend. so i think very high on karzai's agenda is continuation of secu
i think the president will make very clear that the united states isn't going to stay there forever and we're not going to solve afghanistan's problems for them. they've got to do it themselves. >> there's a new article and it asks this question, the obama administration says it is considering leaving no troops in afghanistan after december 2014. but is it really? or is it just decreasing expectations and using the threat as a pressure tactic ahead of president obama's meeting with afghan...
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he's been very effective and it's a very effective partnership between he and the president of the united states. >> we'll see what he comes up with again, the deadline he wants to provide the president with options is by tuesday. delaware attorney general beau biden. thanks, sir. >> thanks, thomas. >> we'll bring our political power panel, bacon and joe sestak and ms nbc contributor. perry, i want to start with you and based on what i was able to maybe get out of beau a little bit, more like the matix avoiding that conversation. he was able to help facilitate the fiscal cliff negotiations and joe biden is the only closer that the white house has right now as said by the national journal. as beau points out he hasn't been sworn in to the second administration, but how important is joe biden? >> he's become very important. we all mock him because he's occasionally has his foot in his mouth or says the wrong thing. on these deal, particularly with congress, he knows a lot of people and worked on gun legislation for years, a lot of experience. he's become a very valuable person, more than we
he's been very effective and it's a very effective partnership between he and the president of the united states. >> we'll see what he comes up with again, the deadline he wants to provide the president with options is by tuesday. delaware attorney general beau biden. thanks, sir. >> thanks, thomas. >> we'll bring our political power panel, bacon and joe sestak and ms nbc contributor. perry, i want to start with you and based on what i was able to maybe get out of beau a...
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jay rockefeller was a once a future president of the united states. when he first bought that seat, and he really did at the time -- he spent $10 million on the u.s. senate seat. at the time, that was a -- >> huge. >> chuck, he spent more money on tv ads outside of west virginia than his republican opponent spent inside west virginia. he was buying -- >> washington, d.c. >> 5% gets you that one panhandle county or two counties. >> at most, he was one of those democrats that thought, i'm not going to run in 'the 2 for president. i'll wait until '96, we'll let these little guys like bill clinton run. >> missed the opportunity. but when they arrived, they arrived with a big bang, would have parties at their house. >> they were going to be a big deal. >> exactly. they were going to make a footprint. >> they were. and there was this thought that the rockefeller -- he was going to be the rockefeller that was going to make it to the white house. karen, i want to shift gears a little bit here, put you a little bit on the spot, or maybe you have a lot to say a
jay rockefeller was a once a future president of the united states. when he first bought that seat, and he really did at the time -- he spent $10 million on the u.s. senate seat. at the time, that was a -- >> huge. >> chuck, he spent more money on tv ads outside of west virginia than his republican opponent spent inside west virginia. he was buying -- >> washington, d.c. >> 5% gets you that one panhandle county or two counties. >> at most, he was one of those...
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of these entrenched and intractable conflicts, that this may point to a less vigorous role for the united states in terms of international affairs? >> you know, it's one of the big questions before us, martin, and i am struck that the syrian civil war, where i think there are no good answers and i'm not a big interventionist myself, it may require a little more american and international role than we've been willing to countenance so far for the very reason you mentioned but i'm hopeful president obama is actually going to be pretty careful on his subsequent afghanistan decisions as i think you mentioned. today's press conference did not promise any particular rapid drawdown path. yes, we're hearing a general sense of war weariness. yes, the president is going to find rhetoric that says we're gradually getting out, but i think he will probably still keep several thousand u.s. forces after 2014 and i think he will try to keep supporting economically and otherwise the afghanistan government as long as they have an okay election next year. the stake are so high there and his own legacy is no
of these entrenched and intractable conflicts, that this may point to a less vigorous role for the united states in terms of international affairs? >> you know, it's one of the big questions before us, martin, and i am struck that the syrian civil war, where i think there are no good answers and i'm not a big interventionist myself, it may require a little more american and international role than we've been willing to countenance so far for the very reason you mentioned but i'm hopeful...
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governor and her family said a tearful good-bye to her husband as he departed with his national guard unit aft. >>> and a very big snake wedged itself on to a plane but was fighting winds of 250 miles per hour and did not survive the flight. >>> an sunday, it will be one year since the italian luxury cruise liner the costa concordia ran aground. preparations are under way for a memorial at the half sunken ship. michelle kosinski is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. people are already starting to arrive here on the island for that service on sunday. it always amazes people to see that, yes, the ship is still here in the exact same position it was. what has changed is you can see the enormous structures that salvage crews have built around it. they are working 24 hours a day, seven days a week to prepare to finally roll it over upright and float it out of here, probably not until the fall. but you know what? today you talk to the survivors of that wreck, and for them, the emotional aspect is just as present, just as large. there's still a lot of anger toward the company that t
governor and her family said a tearful good-bye to her husband as he departed with his national guard unit aft. >>> and a very big snake wedged itself on to a plane but was fighting winds of 250 miles per hour and did not survive the flight. >>> an sunday, it will be one year since the italian luxury cruise liner the costa concordia ran aground. preparations are under way for a memorial at the half sunken ship. michelle kosinski is here with the latest. >> reporter: good...
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they're going to intradict the counterterrorism efforts on the part of the united states and remember, also, if we pull the plug on afghanistan at this point in time, i don't think in the end this is going to help the president in his efforts to draw down the pentagon budget and have the republican support that he needs. he needs at least to maintain a centrist bipartisan commitment to the effort in afghanistan in a way that doesn't leave his most vocal opponents on the right basically say that the president abandoned afghanistan and left the afghani people to their own devices. he doesn't need that and as long as the troops on the ground do this to protect them adequately, i think the president can accomplish his goal. >> thank you, general. >>> up next from afghanistan, to gun control and the president's cabinet, what we learned as "the cycle" rolls on. it's friday. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to handle your legal needs. maybe you have questions about incorporating a business you'd like to start. or questions abo
they're going to intradict the counterterrorism efforts on the part of the united states and remember, also, if we pull the plug on afghanistan at this point in time, i don't think in the end this is going to help the president in his efforts to draw down the pentagon budget and have the republican support that he needs. he needs at least to maintain a centrist bipartisan commitment to the effort in afghanistan in a way that doesn't leave his most vocal opponents on the right basically say that...
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so good-bye, god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. so you say men are superior drivers? yeah. then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste is the fruit. so even you... could've had a v8. >>> are you ready for some heat this weekend, d.c.? i mean, 50s is heat. let's get a check on your weekend forecast from meteorologist dylan dreyer. yesterday, louisiana was a little nasty. where is all that heading today? >> it's all about indiana today. indiana, ohio. that's the whole region that's going to pick up just as much rain as we saw in louisiana yesterday. why is this happening? well, this is a very, very slow-moving system, so it sat right over louisiana yesterday. today it's sitting right through indiana
so good-bye, god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. so you say men are superior drivers? yeah. then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? [ bop ] [ bop ] [ bop ] you can do that all you want, i don't like v8 juice. [ male announcer ] how about v8 v-fusion. a full serving of vegetables, a full serving of fruit. but what you taste...
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up the six largest financial institutions, ed, that have assets equivalent to 2/3 of the gdp of the united states. to ask questions about how we got into this recession in the first place, which has everything to do with the greed and recklessness and illegal behavior on wall street. to ask why it is there are people watching the show paying 25% interest rates on their credit cards. those are my concerns. we need somebody at the department of treasury who's going to have the guts to take on wall street and not simply come from wall street. >> senator, great to have you with us tonight. obviously, we'll do it again. i appreciate it so much. senator bernie sanders with us here on "the ed show." coming up, new details in the death of legendary nfl linebacker junior seau. the nfl has a major problem on its hands. there is no question about that. we'll bring you the details. stay with us. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." earlier today james yeager, a tennessee firearms instructor, posted a video on youtube in response to reports that president obama might use executive orders to change gun la
up the six largest financial institutions, ed, that have assets equivalent to 2/3 of the gdp of the united states. to ask questions about how we got into this recession in the first place, which has everything to do with the greed and recklessness and illegal behavior on wall street. to ask why it is there are people watching the show paying 25% interest rates on their credit cards. those are my concerns. we need somebody at the department of treasury who's going to have the guts to take on...
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sanchez rightly stated, that permit should have went from two units to three units. and there's just so much confusion with this but it doesn't seem it's right that certificateé# of final completion. i contacted>fv3d after the hearing and offered him through the building department unit verification process which usually is more in depth. it brings up water department records, city assessment records, all of the building&f9iú departments so we can lay it out and see what we have. from what i've seen on the brief at the previous hearing we don't have a full picture here and there's obviously -- i can see errors with the permit -- the application, and the cfc where we had axj v single family é3 on the application, a nn-q cfc permit that says three units. so it needs to]lb be cleared up, but -- and i offered him to go through the unit verification. so i'm available -- >> thatqd,bc offer accepted? >> yes i believe -- >> vice president fung: and the results? >> we haven't started itç1 >> whenç<-(dój was the hearing? what was the date of the -- >> we're actually meet
sanchez rightly stated, that permit should have went from two units to three units. and there's just so much confusion with this but it doesn't seem it's right that certificateé# of final completion. i contacted>fv3d after the hearing and offered him through the building department unit verification process which usually is more in depth. it brings up water department records, city assessment records, all of the building&f9iú departments so we can lay it out and see what we have. from...
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the unit that mr. paul was showing was in fact the new third unit at the ground floor and i'm not certain, and may clarify, that doesn't seem to be the biggest objection. it was the second and third floor additions is my understanding. we are limiting with the space on the ground floor and accommodating the off street parking as required in this zoning district and neighborhood. we are limited in terms of square footage on the ground floor. it is only a smaller two bedroom unit and yes, there is ample living room in the living space, but again the intent here is these could be family size units and even if this one with two bedrooms. further it mitigates the large extension of the western building and not something that comes as the applicants stated and they go back to the views, the views, the views. we have offered if there issues with privacy to put landscaping in if that is the general problem as well as privacy issues. taking the clear glassing windows that look into the rooms at the rear of the
the unit that mr. paul was showing was in fact the new third unit at the ground floor and i'm not certain, and may clarify, that doesn't seem to be the biggest objection. it was the second and third floor additions is my understanding. we are limiting with the space on the ground floor and accommodating the off street parking as required in this zoning district and neighborhood. we are limited in terms of square footage on the ground floor. it is only a smaller two bedroom unit and yes, there...
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it's an issue for the united states. numbers are not going to make a difference to the situation in afghanistan. it's the broader relationship that will make a difference to afghanistan and beyond in the region. the specifics of numbers are issues that the military will decide and afghanistan will have no particular concern. when we're talking of numbers and how they are calculated. afghan interests. >>. >> translator: the government of afghanistan i would like to ask the question in my own language. mr. president, combative mission united states after 2014, how this mission will be, how will it be resembling, resembling the same mission as it was during 11 years? or is there a difference? different kind of mission. those who are in pakistan, particularly the safe havens that are in pakistan, what kind of policy will you have. thank you. >> the mission will be fundamentally different. just to repeat. our main reason, should we have troops in afghanistan post 2014 at the invitation of the afghan government will be to make
it's an issue for the united states. numbers are not going to make a difference to the situation in afghanistan. it's the broader relationship that will make a difference to afghanistan and beyond in the region. the specifics of numbers are issues that the military will decide and afghanistan will have no particular concern. when we're talking of numbers and how they are calculated. afghan interests. >>. >> translator: the government of afghanistan i would like to ask the question...
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europe because a united europe potentially and a number of years will be a stronger economic unit than the united states when we'll see what they were you think about that because the outlook isn't good the economic reality i reckon i'm afraid so here i don't know whether the middle recorders or europe they are throughout the world i mean you have recessions internationally so i don't think we should focus on the situation in europe and say oh it's all doom and gloom i'm actually very very hopeful of a bright future a strong economic europe. ok we're going to greenwood on that one there i'd gentleman we're going to go to a story going to a short break and after that show break we'll continue our discussion on separatism stay with our. wealthy british style. time line. markets why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report. with their youth. catch the power of the wind or drift in the beauty of the currents. being well prepared is a must and if you're lucky.
europe because a united europe potentially and a number of years will be a stronger economic unit than the united states when we'll see what they were you think about that because the outlook isn't good the economic reality i reckon i'm afraid so here i don't know whether the middle recorders or europe they are throughout the world i mean you have recessions internationally so i don't think we should focus on the situation in europe and say oh it's all doom and gloom i'm actually very very...
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europe because a united europe potentially a number of years will be a stronger economic unit than the united states when we'll see what you think about that because the outlook isn't good the economic reality you're going to be raising here are not going to meet their borders or europe they are throughout the world i mean you have recessions internationally so i don't think we should focus on the situation in europe and say oh it's all doom and gloom i'm actually very very hopeful of a bright future a strong economic europe. ok we're going to greenwood on that one there i'd gentleman we're going to go to a story go to a short break and after that show broke we'll continue our discussion i'm separatism stay with are. you know what the only thing we want. is our. mission and free accreditation free clothes for charges free. range month free. three. free. download free broncos morning video for your media projects and free medio dot r.t. dot com. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other p
europe because a united europe potentially a number of years will be a stronger economic unit than the united states when we'll see what you think about that because the outlook isn't good the economic reality you're going to be raising here are not going to meet their borders or europe they are throughout the world i mean you have recessions internationally so i don't think we should focus on the situation in europe and say oh it's all doom and gloom i'm actually very very hopeful of a bright...
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thing they were to do to celebrate year of italian culture but transfer that to our country of the united states so i know they're going to start those events in washington dc with their celebrations but let us san francisco celebrate -- mayor aleato and our wonderful history here and allow us to do a preliminary launch and so that's what we're attempting to do tonight and celebrate with you this launch of italian culture. it's very meaningful for us to did that year. we have a lot to celebrate. let me just say that painters, scrptdures, poets, musicians, designers, mathematicians, great architects of the italian country have come here to san francisco. we have experienced so much of the italian talent here in san francisco. that's why we wanted to be celebrating here and i am so glad to be joined not only by senator leno and assembly man amaino and david chiu and scott wiener as well. they all want to get in on this great celebration because it's wonderful for our city. i have often said our city and our strength is our international status and we do that with all the sister cities, with
thing they were to do to celebrate year of italian culture but transfer that to our country of the united states so i know they're going to start those events in washington dc with their celebrations but let us san francisco celebrate -- mayor aleato and our wonderful history here and allow us to do a preliminary launch and so that's what we're attempting to do tonight and celebrate with you this launch of italian culture. it's very meaningful for us to did that year. we have a lot to...
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this comes from a united states military commander in the united states. i'll jump across the border and tell you why the stakes could not be higher. this is pakistan in 2005. 74,000 people were killed in this earthquake. 18,000 were kids going to school. most of the kids that died were younger and female because they didn't have desks so when the walls started shaking and the roof came down they perished. there was 9,000 schools destroyed or rendered unusable. 1/2 million kids displaced out of school. in earthquake, they call it the coy mot that means this apocalypse. at first there was a very heroic effort. infer natio international community helped. after katrina red cross got 2,000,000 for help and for this earthquake red cross received 6 million dollars. the united states sent in helicopters that conductd the greatest air lift in the history of mankind. moved about 20 thousand on thes in the mountains to keep 1/2 million people a hive during the wintertime. it was very heroic and people were grateful. aid has dropped 70 percent after a year in the wak
this comes from a united states military commander in the united states. i'll jump across the border and tell you why the stakes could not be higher. this is pakistan in 2005. 74,000 people were killed in this earthquake. 18,000 were kids going to school. most of the kids that died were younger and female because they didn't have desks so when the walls started shaking and the roof came down they perished. there was 9,000 schools destroyed or rendered unusable. 1/2 million kids displaced out of...
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i get concerned about market absorption at artera had 12 units of parking, hayes had three units. those are difficult to fill. i understand we're in a very nice location transit wise, but i'm sensitive to that and i am sensitive to the fact that the burden we put on the project, the community benefits that we will be providing. so, that's my rationale. >> thank you. >> call the question. >> commissioners, there is a motion with a second, to approve with conditions as proposed by staff. commissioner antonini? >> no. >> commissioner hillis? >> aye. >> commissioner moore? >> aye. >> commissioner sugaya? >> aye. >> commissioner wu? >> aye. >> and commission president fong? >> aye. >> so moved, commissioners, that motion passes 5 to 1. commissioners, that will place you on your next items under your regular calendar. given the proximity of location and similarity in proposal, items 9, 10, and 11 will be called up together to be heard as -- to be heard together, but be voted on separately. commissioners, items 9, 10 and 11, case numbers 2012.0505c, 1101 fillmore street, 2012.0602c, 1290
i get concerned about market absorption at artera had 12 units of parking, hayes had three units. those are difficult to fill. i understand we're in a very nice location transit wise, but i'm sensitive to that and i am sensitive to the fact that the burden we put on the project, the community benefits that we will be providing. so, that's my rationale. >> thank you. >> call the question. >> commissioners, there is a motion with a second, to approve with conditions as proposed...
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the united states came to afghanistan for the security of the united states. and also for afghans. that act -- those unfortunate incidents of the lives lost in afghanistan were for the safety and security of the united states. and also, by extension, for the rest of us in the international community. just like ththe sacrifice of the afghan people. thank you. >> the next organization we would like to thank for organizing this event and the events like this in the university will be the lecture finund. >> i'm a member of the lecture fund and a sophomore. in the new york times, taliban fighters that lay down arms are getting increasingly frustrated and returning to the taliban. they cite a high unemployment rate for the reason for their frustration. what will you do to combat this trend? >> the high peace council whose chairman is here with us, a fund is dedicated to this purpose. this is the reintegration program. they are driven back with society. if there are instances, and i am sure there are, it requires assistance sooner and we will definitely look at it. it is a very important
the united states came to afghanistan for the security of the united states. and also for afghans. that act -- those unfortunate incidents of the lives lost in afghanistan were for the safety and security of the united states. and also, by extension, for the rest of us in the international community. just like ththe sacrifice of the afghan people. thank you. >> the next organization we would like to thank for organizing this event and the events like this in the university will be the...
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it's not clear at this point i do believe that both france and the united states have long term plans for military intervention in africa the us just announced last month that they have thirty five different countries in africa that they plan to intervene in militarily so this is something that's going to take place over the long haul all right things you thought we had sort of pan african newswire. media workers were attacking greece on friday morning homemade bombs exploded at the homes of five journalists from major media outlets and after the thirty's a link in the attacks to the current economic crisis in the country and the way the mainstream media reporting it but notice this is a contributor for. post newspaper journalists are in a pickle these days. claim because personally but the way that that this was a message for them because there were there were minor damage is in front of the house it was a message to media to change the way that they show the news about the economy crisis and nobody was expecting that we will have nearly five years of this economic crisis and maybe w
it's not clear at this point i do believe that both france and the united states have long term plans for military intervention in africa the us just announced last month that they have thirty five different countries in africa that they plan to intervene in militarily so this is something that's going to take place over the long haul all right things you thought we had sort of pan african newswire. media workers were attacking greece on friday morning homemade bombs exploded at the homes of...
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united is the only one in the united states that flies these at the moment. the list is -- they're not all the same thing. they're kind of different. so unclear. they'll look at the mechanics on these things, but the faa and transportation department saying they're not unsafe, but they have something they have to find out about these planes. >> i think the japan airlines are the ones that bought the most of them, so probably that's why they're turning up there. >> right. >> it's not going to doom it, is it, from a business sense. >> no, no, first of all there's lots of redundancies. planes don't do bad things. the problem is that boeing has 800 of these things on order. so that's where the problem starts coming in if people say, yeah, i don't really want this plane. but i will tell you this, plane is fascinating. the dream liner is more highly pressurized than a normal plane because it's made of composite materials which means it feels more like earth which means you don't feel the effects of flying as much, it's humidified, lighting control, comfortable, qui
united is the only one in the united states that flies these at the moment. the list is -- they're not all the same thing. they're kind of different. so unclear. they'll look at the mechanics on these things, but the faa and transportation department saying they're not unsafe, but they have something they have to find out about these planes. >> i think the japan airlines are the ones that bought the most of them, so probably that's why they're turning up there. >> right. >>...
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a unit was set up next to vietnam's largest city. he's trying to sell a business model that help japan during its period of economic growth. >> translator: industry in the area is already booming. we hope to contribute to developing not only industry but housing and services too. >> reporter: they will develop other areas along cities like tokyo. without a master plan cities concentrate in commercial areas. the farther the suburb, the more inconvenient it is to get to the city center. downtown traffic only gets worse. japan's private railway companies use a different model. first they build railways into the suburbs then large residential areas. they provided quality housing at reasonable prices. people living along the railway could get to the city. ey also show supermarkets and amusement parks. as consumer incomes grew the companies made money. tokyo hopes to adopt this model for vietnam by building commercial developments. >> translator: this window looks like it's closed but it's not. rain could leak in through here. >> reporter:
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states doesn't seem to have a very credible position but unfortunately it's not just united states that has failed on this issue it's the whole international community through their collusion in continuing to keep going ton them obey open strong words there from london based activist money are one of those campaigning to close guantanamo. you're on the border and beyond the courts eleven years on guantanamo remains open for business party looks at the interrogation nerve center of america's war on terror. u.s. and middle east experts are saying serious conflict is putting the country's iranian stockpiles at risk a report in the british financial times says syria has up to fifty tons of enriched uranium and enough to create five nuclear bombs syria was thought to be close to completing a reactor in the east of the country with help from north korea when the facility was one horribly the story by israeli jets five years ago there are now concerns in the west that iran here is closer to being on the show i'd be trying to seize the stolen body for its own nuclear program or also here syria'
states doesn't seem to have a very credible position but unfortunately it's not just united states that has failed on this issue it's the whole international community through their collusion in continuing to keep going ton them obey open strong words there from london based activist money are one of those campaigning to close guantanamo. you're on the border and beyond the courts eleven years on guantanamo remains open for business party looks at the interrogation nerve center of america's war...
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what we do is run the daily operations of the unit. we are also the sounding board for them when it comes to the various type of permits and licenses we may be having difficulties with. i have my units working with the permit officers at those stations, who are the first line, reporting directly to their captains. i wanted to say that my highest priority is public safety. when we review an application for a new venue, be it entertainment, a bar, or a night club, it is very important that we look at the impact the venue will have on the neighborhood, and the community itself. however, i must also keep in mind and be aware of entrepreneurship and small business owners as the backbone of our city. they had a lot to the culture and flavor of san francisco and we do not want to lose that. we take these factors into consideration. ultimately be want everyone to have an enjoyable and safe time when they go out after hours to enjoy the city at night. that is my viewpoint. >> i am going to ask you to pass that over. >> good afternoon. i am a me
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states doesn't seem to have a very credible position but unfortunately it's not just united states that has failed on this issue it's the whole international community through their collusion in continuing to keep going to open. strong words there from a lot of based activist money are one of those campaigning to close guantanamo and . beyond borders and beyond the courts eleven years on guantanamo remains open for business r.t. looks at the interrogation nerve center of america's war on terror. the u.k.'s coalition government faces and new rift over a u.s. diplomat warning britain against leaving the the prime minister trying to glance over the situation as he wants to renegotiate london's relations with brussels meanwhile his deputy claims americans warning is spot on as the u.k. is valuable to the u.s. because of its position in europe artie's laura smith has the details we've always known that the u.s. prefers that the u.k. has a close relationship with the e.u. because when it wants something done it's britain that it calls this kind of direct challenge to the government over europ
states doesn't seem to have a very credible position but unfortunately it's not just united states that has failed on this issue it's the whole international community through their collusion in continuing to keep going to open. strong words there from a lot of based activist money are one of those campaigning to close guantanamo and . beyond borders and beyond the courts eleven years on guantanamo remains open for business r.t. looks at the interrogation nerve center of america's war on...
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it was one of the courts here in the united states. as a matter fact we have a very unique approach to. actually have a my own prosecutor on my staff. i paid their salaries, that callous said roe, special inspector general. as well as dual nationals and other individuals. i don't want to comment on any but there's a lot of speculation out there and that is good for newspaper articles and the press but i have to deal with facts. i have to deal with you know, evidence. that is difficult to get because a lot of my evidence is in afghanistan and the afghan citizen who are third-party nationals, so it's very difficult. i'm not saying it's easy. if it was easy anybody could do at, but it's something we are doing and we are doing it here in the united states on certain individuals. yes, circ? >> it's one thing to -- first of all thank you for confirming all of my worst expectations. [laughter] auditing the building and infrastructure in that kind of thing is one thing but a lot of u.s. taxpayer money is being spent on more traditional develop
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states an american public here in the united states. he said it before in afghanistan and actually left office and let the democratic process go forward and elections go forward and the afghan people finally since, what, the 70s are able to choose their own leader. >> brown: you brought up the question of this immunity earlier in the discussion. this would be after 2014 with what u.s. personnel, military personnel are left. did you sense that that was resolved somehow or at least just aired. >> i think it was more than aired. i think that president karzai actually said that this can be handled and we will move forward and inn discussing this and taking care of it. i can't imagine that he would backtrack on that i think i would defer total was door on this that his overall focus on protecting afghanistan sovereignty, and it doesn't extend to this issue to that extend. >> brown: waz do you think? is this a big issue there. >> actually the strategic bip that we signed with the united states moved quickly despite the complication our parlia
states an american public here in the united states. he said it before in afghanistan and actually left office and let the democratic process go forward and elections go forward and the afghan people finally since, what, the 70s are able to choose their own leader. >> brown: you brought up the question of this immunity earlier in the discussion. this would be after 2014 with what u.s. personnel, military personnel are left. did you sense that that was resolved somehow or at least just...
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the united states and the world stands with them. let me close by saying this continues to be a very difficult mission. our forces continue to serve and the tremendous sacrifices every day. the afghan people make significant sacrifices every day. afghan forces still be to grow stronger. we remain vigilant against insider attacks. lasting peace and security will require governments at the ballot that delivers for the afghan people, and an end to safe havens for al qaeda. this will continue to get our work. but the mistake, our path is clear and we're moving forward. every day, more afghans are stepping up and taking a possibility, and as they do, our troops will come home. next year, this long war will come to responsible and spirit president karzai, i thank you and your delegation for the progress we have made together and for your commitment to the goals that we share. a strong and sovereign afghanistan, where afghans find security, peace, prosperity, and dignity, and in pursuit of that feature, afghanistan will have a long-term par
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it is an issue for the united states. numbers are not going to make a difference to the situation in afghanistan. it is the broader relationship that will make a difference to afghanistan and beyond in the region. the specifics of numbers are issues that the military will decide and afghanistan will have no particular concern when we're talking of numbers and how they're deployed. afghan press? english speaking press? >> i am correspondent for kabul, afghanistan. i will ask my question in my own language. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: this mission will be hard. will it be resembling the same mission as it was in the 11 years or is there a difference, a different kind of mission? those who are in the pakistan, particularly the safe havens that are in pakistan, what kind of police will you have? thank you. >> the mission will be fundamentally different. just to repeat, our main reason should we have troops in afghanistan post 2014 at the invitation of the afghan government, will be to make sure that we are
it is an issue for the united states. numbers are not going to make a difference to the situation in afghanistan. it is the broader relationship that will make a difference to afghanistan and beyond in the region. the specifics of numbers are issues that the military will decide and afghanistan will have no particular concern when we're talking of numbers and how they're deployed. afghan press? english speaking press? >> i am correspondent for kabul, afghanistan. i will ask my question in...
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think in part the initial surge of troops by the president in two thousand and nine was to give the united states some political cover to eventually do this troop withdrawal to show that we were withdrawing from a position of strength now i don't think it's turned out the way the president probably wanted it to because the taliban is so clearly on the office but the idea that the president did his best he tried to send more troops it didn't work he gave it as we say in the united states the old college try and it just didn't work i think for an american population that is both battered financially and very tired of endless wars and occupations this is something that will basically go forward without a hitch in terms of american public opinion. russia's adoption deal with the u.s. will be valid until twenty fourteen the announcement came from the kremlin else thursday over a week since a law banning u.s. citizens from adopting russian children came into force it means the families who applied to adopt before the bill was in place are free to continue the process the adoption bad as a respon
think in part the initial surge of troops by the president in two thousand and nine was to give the united states some political cover to eventually do this troop withdrawal to show that we were withdrawing from a position of strength now i don't think it's turned out the way the president probably wanted it to because the taliban is so clearly on the office but the idea that the president did his best he tried to send more troops it didn't work he gave it as we say in the united states the old...
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said quote the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i mean united states senator i'm not an israeli senator now that hagel has been tapped for a spot as defense secretary the mainstream media has been very quick to pick up on those past criticisms but why has the questioning of this lobby become so taboo to talk about this unbreakable bond and what it all means for u.s. foreign policy i'm joined by mark radomsky publisher of middle east doc work so much for coming on mark thank you so obviously hate those comments blew up in the mainstream media not surprising at all first of all why is it so taboo to admit that this lobby has influence and secondly why is it so taboo to say that first and foremost if you're a public servant that your allegiance is for this country and that of israel. you know the idea that mentioning the israeli lobby the jewish lobby i've called it the israeli jewish lobby in print for a long time for those of us that have followed this for decades we're looking and we're kind of laughing everybody knows there's this powerful lobb
said quote the political reality is that the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here i mean united states senator i'm not an israeli senator now that hagel has been tapped for a spot as defense secretary the mainstream media has been very quick to pick up on those past criticisms but why has the questioning of this lobby become so taboo to talk about this unbreakable bond and what it all means for u.s. foreign policy i'm joined by mark radomsky publisher of middle east doc work so much...
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units. both had expanded in capacity but they still have a long ways to go. they are out there tragically fighting and dying for their own country at a much, much larger rate than the u.s. many of them are doing a good job, but again, the results depend from unit to unit and area to area. a couple of good examples when they had spectacular attacks, i was there in april of 2012 when there was a big attack. those were entirely done by the afghan special police units they are going responded and they responded very effectively killing 43 counter snurpt. it got a lot of press but they did demonstrate they had the capacity. you have to look in detail at what is happening in each circumstance. i think we're about at the end of the time. sir? go ahead. >> [indiscernible] [applause] >> thank you, sir. [applause] >> at the white house today afghanistan's president hamid karzai met with president obama. he will be speaking at georgetown university at 5:30 eastern time. both leaders talked about what l
units. both had expanded in capacity but they still have a long ways to go. they are out there tragically fighting and dying for their own country at a much, much larger rate than the u.s. many of them are doing a good job, but again, the results depend from unit to unit and area to area. a couple of good examples when they had spectacular attacks, i was there in april of 2012 when there was a big attack. those were entirely done by the afghan special police units they are going responded and...